no_takebacks | DPP: ALL THE HAPPY-MAKING THINGS

I've put everyone through the wringer with three posts in a row forcing y'all to contemplate terrible, saddening things (no pilots, the end of pilots, and things we'd like to change), and I didn't really mean this DPP to be all doom and gloom.

So for a change, I thought today's post should be about celebrating and appreciating everything about this show, our pairing, our fandom, and even your life! that make us smile. Simply put,

IF IT GIVES YOU JOY, THEN TELL US ABOUT IT!

It can be as big or small or irrational as you like, and I will start with my own:

1. The position of Lee's hand in this shot:

2. The wing-waggles of their Viper and Raider when she flies herself off the red moon in You Can't Go Home Again.

3. This fic. It makes me SMILE SO HARD.

4. A conversation with an oldtime (c. 2003) pilotshipper who gave me many, MANY warm fuzzies yesterday (you know who you are, bb!)

5. All the fantastically lovely fic at

pilots_presents, it has given me much joy over the last few weeks.

6. ALL THE SHIPPER META. Especially stuff by

rawles, who wrote it a long time ago (but that doesn't make it any less relevant or fantastic).

7. The individual pilotlove at

karathracelives and

leeadama_daily (and the amazing

taragel and

sci_fi_shipper who keep them going).

8. The fact that BSG fans, and pilotshippers here in particular, disprove every silly negative stereotype that people love to toss around about fandom. (women aren't sci-fi fans? shippers are crazy emo teenage girls? fanfic is bad? point and laugh at your cliché of choice!

On the non-fandom side:

9: I just ate some watermelon rubbed with black salt and lime juice, and that makes me VERY HAPPY.

10. (arguably it isn't non-fandom, but it gives me SO MUCH HAPPY, even if I am jealous of Jaime Winstone in the middle here)